The Mountain Bridge Passage is a somewhat new trail near the Jones Gap Area in an area called the Ashmore Heritage Preserve. The Ashmore Heritage Preserve was created as a partnership between the Naturaland Trust, SC Department of Natural Resources, and SC Parks, Recreation & Tourism. It covers about 1100 acres. Read more »

In what seems to have turned into a tradition, I present to you 2017’s cookie memes! I have to admit – I was a little unmotivated this year. I think it’s because I churned out so many last year. But sometimes you have to just plunge yourself into a project, and once I got going, I was able to knock out a few. I won’t do as many as I did last year, but I will be adding to these from time to time I’m sure. This year I’ve got a “Hooray for Hollywood” theme. As always, you are welcome to share these. I’ll be also posting them on my cookie meme Pinterest board at some point. Don’t miss page two! Read more »

In the early days of Girl Scouting, troop crests were used to identify a troop. The rapid growth of the movement soon made numbering necessary, but troop crests were kept as a symbol of a troop’s goal or main interest. Today, troops should think carefully about the crest they choose. It should have a special meaning to them, one they can pass along to new members each year. The symbol can be used on a troop flag or to mark troop equipment. Every member should know what their crest is and what it means. Read more »

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted, but I’ve got three of them on the back burner that I should be publishing soon. It’s been an exhausting December for me personally, so that’s cut into blog post time. But here’s a quick one to round out 2016!

The other day I was thumbing through the latest and greatest patch catalog from Advantage Emblem, and I came across a timely patch for the most wonderful time of the year, aka bowl season. I haven’t been able to watch much college football earlier this year, so I was very happy to see my beloved Georgia Bulldogs beat the Great Horny Toads of TCU along with some other great bowl games. Read more »